yogin

practitioner of yoga

Also known as: yogi

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A yogin is a practitioner of yoga, a system of Indian philosophy focused on spiritual liberation. The term can also refer to an adherent of Yoga philosophy or a reflective, mystical person. Yoga, as outlined by Patanjali, involves an eight-limbed path including ethical preparations, physical postures (asana), breath control (pranayama), withdrawal of the senses, concentration, meditation, and deep absorption (samadhi). While yoga's intellectual content is rooted in Samkhya philosophy, it uniquely posits a God as a model for spiritual release. The practice aims to free the spirit from material bondage, leading to a state of blissful union with ultimate reality. In a broader sense, yoga is also used to describe paths to union with the divine.12

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Buddhism
Kings and yogis
The great Buddha myth is a combination of the ideals of universal kingship and universal religious preeminence. This is clearly expressed in the myth of the prophetic utterance of future greatness by the sage Asita, who examined auspicious signs on the infant Gautama and…
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The great Buddha myth is a combination of the ideals of universal kingship and universal religious preeminence. This is clearly expressed in the myth of the prophetic utterance of future greatness by the sage Asita, who examined auspicious signs on the infant Gautama and…
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saint
Hinduism
…(saints, or “good ones”) and yogis (ascetic practitioners), and the concept of the avatara (the idea of the incarnation of a divine being in human form) has served to interpret the existence of holy ones. By means of this concept it was, and still is, possible to consider living and…
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…(saints, or “good ones”) and yogis (ascetic practitioners), and the concept of the avatara (the idea of the incarnation of a divine being in human form) has served to interpret the existence of holy ones. By means of this concept it was, and still is, possible to consider living and…
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Shaktism
Yogis regard Shakti as the power, lying dormant within the body as a coiled serpent (kundalini), that must be aroused and realized to reach spiritual liberation. Shaktism is an essential part of Hindu Tantra, a system of practices involving the worship of the goddess and…
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Yogis regard Shakti as the power, lying dormant within the body as a coiled serpent (kundalini), that must be aroused and realized to reach spiritual liberation. Shaktism is an essential part of Hindu Tantra, a system of practices involving the worship of the goddess and…
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